Rhythms of the world Flashcards
(38 cards)
What instruments are there in Indian Classical music?
Tabla- pair of drums
Sitar-Large string instrument Plays the melody
Tanpura- Long necked plucked instrument that provides continuous drone
Bansuri- A flute type instrument
Sarangi- A violin type instrument
What is the Tala and from what genre?
From Indian classical music and is
A repeated rhythm pattern which the tabla usually plays
What is Raga and from what genre?
From Indian classical music
A scale pattern which forms basis for melodic ideas each raga has a different mood and is intended for a specific time of day or season of the year
Features of Indian Classical music
IMPROVISATION- ideas that are not pre prepped and are extended during a performance on a specific raga
CALL AND RESPONSE
DRONE
ORNAMENTATION- melodic ideas that are decorated
What instrument techniques are in Indian classical music?
Pitch-bends to give MICROTONAL effect, plucking used on the Tanpura, Sympathetic strings on the sitar that give drone effect
What Instruments are there in Traditional Punjabi Music?
HARMONIUM- A small reed organ used to play melodic ideas
SITAR
TABLA
DHOL-a double headed drum struck at each end with beaters and plays the Chaal
Where did Traditional punjabi music originate from?
Originated as dance music to celebrate the harvest and is lively and cheerful, from punjabi region
What is the Chaal and from what music?
From Traditional Punjabi music and is the rhythm pattern
What voices are in traditional punjabi music?
Usually male voices and has solos with backing chorus often a call and response technique
What electronic instruments do traditional punjabi music sometimes have?
They sometimes have
BASS GUITAR
DRUM MACHINE
SYNTHESISER
What effects do Traditional punjabi music use?
LOOPING, REVERB, ECHO, SAMPLING, AUTOTUNE
Where did traditional African drumming originate?
Drums in African drumming?
DJEMBES- made in a range of sizes and are goblet shaped and are played with their hands
TALKING DRUM- Can be squeezed under the arm or between knees while being played this tightens the skin and changes the pitch allowing the player to have a wide range of sound, they are played with a stick or beater
What are some features of African drumming?
STRONG STEADY PULSE
OSTINATO- a continuous repeated pattern forming basis of music
POLYRHYTHM- A texture created when two or more different rhythmic patterns are played at same time
SYNCOPATION and off-beat accents
CROSS RHYTHM- an effect created when different and conflicting rhythms are played together
TRIPLET RHYTHMS
What does Timbre mean?
The sound colour of a voice or instrument
Melodic instruments in African drumming?
MBIRA- a thumb-piano
MARIMBA- A kind of wooden xylophone
Agogo bells in what?
Agogo bells look like two cow bells joined together and are used in African drumming
African drumming shakere?
Made from a hollow gourd with beads attached
Traditional calypso instruments
BANJO
GUITAR
MOUTH ORGAN
BONGOS
CONGOS- bigger than bongos
CLAVES- look like 2 sticks
MARACAS
Rhythmic Features of Calypso music
REGULAR 4/4 METRE
SYNCOPATION
sometimes there is
POLYRHYTHM AND CROSS-RHYTHMS
Other Major features of calypso music
OFTEN IN MAJOR KEY
REPETITION
STEPWISE
ORNAMENTED
STROPHIC STRUCTURE
OSTINATOS
Traditional Samba music instruments
REPENIQUE
SURDOS
TAMBORIMS
CAIXA (snare drum)
AGOGO BELLS
GANZA (shakers)
CLAVES and WOOD BLOCKS
APITO
What is Bateria?
From traditional samba music and is what the band is called
What is a surdo?
from samba music
Large deep resonating drums used for rhythmic pulse played with soft beater and can be muted with hand
